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CV0-003 · Question #765
A systems administrator is writing a script for provisioning nodes in the environment. Which of the following would be BEST for the administrator to use to provision the authentication credentials to
The correct answer is C. password=$(cat /opt/app/credentials). The best way to provision authentication credentials to a script is to use a secure method, such as storing the credentials in a file that is not accessible to the public.
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Question
A systems administrator is writing a script for provisioning nodes in the environment. Which of the following would be BEST for the administrator to use to provision the authentication credentials to the script?
Options
- Apassword='curl https://10.2.3.4/api/sytemops?op=provision'
- Bpassword=$env_password
- Cpassword=$(cat /opt/app/credentials)
- Dpassword="MyS3cretP4sswordIsVeryL0ng"
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A17% (5)
- B3% (1)
- C73% (22)
- D7% (2)
Explanation
The best way to provision authentication credentials to a script is to use a secure method, such as storing the credentials in a file that is not accessible to the public.
Topics
#credential management#secrets handling#scripting#provisioning
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